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by SoulRider.222

When you take that first ride down that new found mountain that challenges you, makes your blood flow and gets your adrenaline pumping is one of the best feelings in the world, for sure… But it is important that your mountain bike frame is stirdy and can withhold the immense energy and power placed upon your bike frame during that ride. Your body along with the bike will absorb a lot of shocks when you purchase the right kind of mountain bike frame.

Instead of you feeling all the bumps and humps, most of the shocks will get pushed into your bike components making the ride more comfortable for you and your bike (if it had feelings). Luckily the design and construction of mountain bike frams have gotten way more superior over the years. The things you can buy today are so much more sophisticated than the old frames from back in the days.

When you buy a frame in todays day and age it is hundreds times better. The design will be more shock absorbing… The materials are lighter and absorb shocks better etc.

It can still, however be hard to determine what frame is right for you. You will require a different frame for different types of riding. Adrenaline filled downhill riding with lots of roots and danger will require a different bike frame than level trails in alongside mountains for example. It is important to know the difference and not buy a mountain bike that will be useless or worse off in the situation you want to ride it.

You might also see mountain bikes in the city, because more and more people are getting them. They are more comfortable than most “city bikes” and can also appear cooler for some people.

Buying a mountain bike is simple. You should do some research online or go to stores in order to learn about what bike suits your body type, size and interests. This might take a while, especially if you are price hunting too. If not, simply search offline and have it delivered online! It is usually a lot cheaper to order a mountain bike from the internet as most of those vendors do not need to have an inventory, but can send it straight from the factory or cut down on middle men.

I highly recommend going to a mountain bike store first as the professionals in the store will be able to measure you in order to make sure you get the right kind of triangle based on weight, length, interest of riding etc.

by SoulRider.222

Your very first ride down the steep slopes of a bona fide mountain on a rock strewn trail on an old bike will undoubtedly leave you convinced to the necessity of purchasing a strong and resilient mountain bike frame! It, as your body will attest, is going to absorb a lot of shock. If you invest in a good mountain bike frame, it will do even more: it will actually absorb, into its metal and components, much of the shock that would otherwise move readily into your own components!

Design and construction of mountain bike frames has advanced centuries in the last couple of decades, really. What is available today only remotely resembles the first so-called mountain bikes some of us rode in the early nineteen-eighties. Today, mountain bike frames are available in geometries and materials unimagined two decades ago. What you need is going to be a combination of your own body and your individual intentions. If you like the thrill of high speed downhill rides, you will need a vastly different bike than if you ride on level trails. If your preference is to avoid going over rocks, you will need a different bike than someone whose eyes light up at the sight of a boulder strewn pathway. Think about what you enjoy before you go shopping for a mountain bike.

Mountain bike frames spend a lot of time on roads these days, too. Most of the bikes seen around town seem to be mountain bikes or some hybrid of the mountain bike. Fact is, mountain bikes are made for comfort. What they add to genuine off-road riding (shock absorption, easy gearing, and responsive handling) may be essential but what they add to street riding (shock absorption, easy gearing, and responsive handling) is no less appreciated by the casual rider. You will even find mountain bike riders on most any of the long, multi-day road tours so increasingly popular. You will not, probably, find these riders among the front pack though: a mountain bike frame is not made for efficient road usage, even if it does add comfort.

Getting a mountain bike frame that’s right for you is possible either in person at a good bike store or online if you know your size and usage requirements, but the vastly different frame geometries make riding a bike before buying it more important than ever. The traditional triangular structure of a road bike frame is frequently drastically skewed on today’s mountain bike frames, rendering the triangle almost unrecognizable. Shopping at a good bike store will put you in touch with bike professionals who will be able to recommend the right geometry for your unique physique and your own unique preferences and strengths as a rider.